new kicker will join the Vols in May

[kamoshika]

2012 Oneida HS grad Doug Manning will be a walk-on for the Vols and is set to join the team after spring practice. A standout in soccer, Manning went out for football his senior year and made the 2A all-state team.

Brewster, who coached Manning during his one year of football at Oneida and is now an assistant coach at Grace Christian Academy, believes his former player has a shot. "Doug’s potential is immeasurable," Brewster said. "He is a difference-maker on the football field. Without him, we wouldn’t have made it to the third round of the playoffs."

Brewster said a member of the UT staff he spoke with told him that Manning has an SEC-caliber leg. "When he gets his mechanics corrected, he will be scary good," Brewster said. "He has the work ethic, character and natural ability to be very successful."
Manning gets his shot at UT | Independent Herald

Douglas Manning : Oneida : Boys Football : Prep Xtra Stats Database

 

[Batman1948]

Anyone have his height and weight? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. I hope he finds a spot on the team and has a great career.

 

[MAJOR_ORANGE]

I get the feeling the coaches have seen some tape of our kickers. How many coming in this year? 3?

 

[ericberrydabeast]

Great. Another kicker

 

[kamoshika]

Anyone have his height and weight? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere.

Listed at 5-11, 155 as a HS senior per his soccer profile.

 

[Athlete269]

And his last name is Manning :thumbsup:

 

[PassedOutAwake]

so Gantz and Manning are walking on... doesnt that make it like 5 kickers?

 

[RockyTop22]

so Gantz and Manning are walking on... doesnt that make it like 5 kickers?

maybe one of them can actually make XP's this year

 

[Special Ed]

2012 Oneida HS grad Doug Manning will be a walk-on for the Vols... "When he gets his mechanics corrected, he will be scary good," Brewster said.

Hope it doesn't take him as long to get his 'mechanicals' corrected as it's taking Palardy.

 

[govols105]

getting his mechanics corrected, we already have two kickers who need work on that. we don't even have a kicking coach, though james wilhoit is available.

 

[Coastypop]

2012 Oneida HS grad Doug Manning will be a walk-on for the Vols and is set to join the team after spring practice. A standout in soccer, Manning went out for football his senior year and made the 2A all-state team.

Brewster, who coached Manning during his one year of football at Oneida and is now an assistant coach at Grace Christian Academy, believes his former player has a shot. "Doug’s potential is immeasurable," Brewster said. "He is a difference-maker on the football field. Without him, we wouldn’t have made it to the third round of the playoffs."

Brewster said a member of the UT staff he spoke with told him that Manning has an SEC-caliber leg. "When he gets his mechanics corrected, he will be scary good," Brewster said. "He has the work ethic, character and natural ability to be very successful."
Manning gets his shot at UT | Independent Herald

Douglas Manning : Oneida : Boys Football : Prep Xtra Stats Database

At UT we take any Manning that wants to walk-on

 

[Jax_Vol]

so Gantz and Manning are walking on... doesnt that make it like 5 kickers?

We have six kickers...Bullock, Palardy, Darr, Ryan Ault, Gantz and Manning. If a soccer game breaks out, we gonna be loaded!

 

[govols105]

i find it odd jones didn't hire wilhoit as a ga instead of anthony parker. but whatever.

 

[Jax_Vol]

i find it odd jones didn't hire wilhoit as a ga instead of anthony parker. but whatever.

Wilhoit shot himself in the foot with that youtube video where he badmouths the Wilson football....that we use..and Cincinnati uses. Adidas would not like us hiring James....it all comes back to the $$$

 

[jmkvols]

Wilhoit shot himself in the foot with that youtube video where he badmouths the Wilson football....that we use..and Cincinnati uses. Adidas would not like us hiring James....it all comes back to the $$$

Doesn't everything?

 

[Jax_Vol]

Doesn't everything?

yep!

 

[govols105]

i would take honesty over millions of dollars but i am in the minority on that one.

 

[alwaysvol]

does wilhoit even want to be a GA?

 

[supersmo18]

so Gantz and Manning are walking on... doesnt that make it like 5 kickers?

No. You're actually counting Palardy and Darr.

 

[supersmo18]

i find it odd jones didn't hire wilhoit as a ga instead of anthony parker. but whatever.

As evidenced by your posts in the last few days, anything CBJ does that you would have done differently (which seems to be everything) strikes you as odd.

Glad you're not the coach.

 

[Ashevolle]

We have six kickers...Bullock, Palardy, Darr, Ryan Ault, Gantz and Manning. If a soccer game breaks out, we gonna be loaded!

What happened to Brodus? shouldn't that be 7?

 

[Jax_Vol]

What happened to Brodus? shouldn't that be 7?

Good point...we put him on scholly for this semester! Seven kickers! We gonna need more goalposts....(not that any of them use them)

 

[Boca Vol]

Anyone have his height and weight? Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere. I hope he finds a spot on the team and has a great career.

Please tell me you're joking! He's a kicker. Who cares how tall he is or how much he weighs?

 

[YankeeVol]

With as many kickers as we're gonna have, the odds are one has to be able to make FGs

 

[Thump]

Please tell me you're joking! He's a kicker. Who cares how tall he is or how much he weighs?

However, 40s are important for our kickers. You may think I am kidding but if someone gets a kick blocked (Seems to be a big issue) we need to make sure we can chase the down people trying to return blocks from behind...